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Strategic lanning
P
The Implementation of
Strategic Information
Systems Planning
Methodologies
By:Albert L. Lederer
Joseph . Katz Graduate chool f
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S
o
Business
University f Pittsburgh
o
Pittsburgh,PA15260
Vijay Sethi
School of Management
State University f New orkat Buffalo
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Y
Buffalo, NY14260
Abstract
Strategic informationsystemslanning(SlSP)
p
the process f deciding he objectivesfor organ#
o
t
z.ational computing nd identifying potential
a
computer ppfications which the organization
a
shouldimplement. his article gives a thorough
T
definitionof SlSP ndthenillustrates it withthree
a
methodologies.
A surveyof 80 organizations xamined probe
the
lems faced by information systemsmanagers
whenthey attemptto implement uch a methods
ology.Thesubjects’overall satisfactionwith the
methodology,ts resourcerequirements,proi
cess,output,andfinal execution erenot particw
ularly high. Thetwo problemsated mostsevere
r
werethe difficulty in securingtop management
commitment implementinghe plan and the
for
t
needor substantialfurther analysisin order to
f
carryout the plan.
The survey also investigated some otential
p
causes f the problems.Survey esults suggest
o
r
that the SISPmethodologies ay ften produce
mo
satisfactoryplansbut that organizations the
lack
managementommitmentand control mechac
nismso ensurehat theyfollow the plans.
t
t
Keywords: Planning,nformation ystems,
i
s
information management
ACM ategories:K.6.0, K.6.4
C
Introduction
Improved trategic informationsystems lanning
s
p
(SISP)s the most ritical issuefacinginformation
i
c
systems executives today (Brancheau and
Wetherbe,987). Because purpose f SISPs
1
the
o
i
to identify the mostappropriateargets for aut
tomation ndto schedule
a
their installation, SISP
hasthe potential to make uge ontributions to
hc
businesses nd other organizations(McFarlan,
a
1971. Effective SISP anhelporganizationsse
)
c
u
information...